Wadenoijen
Wadenoijen | |
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Village | |
 Clergy house in Wadenoijen | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Wadenoijen Location in the Netherlands  Wadenoijen Wadenoijen (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°52′25″N 5°22′20″E / 51.87361°N 5.37222°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | Tiel |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.36 km2 (2.84 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 1,150 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4014 |
| Dialing code | 0344 |
Wadenoijen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Tiel, and lies about 4 km west of Tiel.
Standing at the edge of the village, near the Linge river, is the village church, a building with a Romanesque tower and nave and a Gothic choir.
Wadenoijen was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1956, when the area was divided between the municipalities of Tiel and Zoelen.[1]
History
[edit]It was first mentioned in 107 as Vadam by Tacitus, and means "fordable place near a stream".[2] The village developed on a sandy ridge along the Waal. The Dutch Reformed Church dates from the 11th century and has a tower which was enlarged around 1250.[3]
The pumping mill Poldermolen was built in 1888 as a replacement of a wind mill which burned down in 1887. In the 1970s, the location became problematic, because it could no longer pump water. In 2010, it was decided to move the windmill to Ophemert and since 2018, it is back in operation.[4]
In 1840, it was home to 577 people.[5] Between 1882 until 1950, it had a railway station.[6] In 2007, Tiel Passewaaij railway station opened near the village.[5]
Gallery
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Church of Wadenoijen
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Poldermolen at Wadenoijen
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Hay stack
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Farm in Wadenoijen
References
[edit]- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ^ "Wadenoijen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Wadenoijen" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "poldermolen". Molen database (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Wadenoijen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Station Wadenooyen". Stationweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 March 2022.